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1938 |
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ROMANCE
COMEDY
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BW |
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93 |
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A rich, stuffy family is disrupted by the arrival of a suitor (Cary Grant) who's a social dropout.
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Reviewed by Chris Tookey
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Cary Grant makes a surprising amount out of an underwritten role, investing it with great vitality and charm. Katharine Hepburn (pictured right) is at her most tomboyish and free-spirited in this justly celebrated romantic comedy, which is talky and predictable but thoroughly entertaining. The message - that riches are futile - struck a chord in the Depression, but now seems a shade facile. However, the film as a whole is anything but escapist; running through it is a dark subtext about infidelity, alcoholism and self-destructive behaviour.
Surprisingly, the only Oscar nomination received was for the art direction, by Stephen Gooson and Lionel Banks.
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, Cary Grant 